root

a. the organ of a higher plant that anchors the rest of the plant in the ground, absorbs water and mineral salts from the soil, and does not bear leaves or buds

b. (loosely) any of the branches of such an organ

2. (Botany) any plant part, such as a rhizome or tuber, that is similar to a root in structure, function, or appearance

3.

a. the essential, fundamental, or primary part or nature of something: your analysis strikes at the root of the problem.

b. (as modifier): the root cause of the problem.

4. (Anatomy) anatomy the embedded portion of a tooth, nail, hair, etc

5. origin or derivation, esp as a source of growth, vitality, or existence

6. (plural) a person's sense of belonging in a community, place, etc, esp the one in which he was born or brought up

7. an ancestor or antecedent

8. (Bible) Bible a descendant

9. (Linguistics) the form of a word that remains after removal of all affixes; a morpheme with lexical meaning that is not further subdivisible into other morphemes with lexical meaning. Compare stem19

10. (Mathematics) maths a number or quantity that when multiplied by itself a certain number of times equals a given number or quantity: 3 is a cube root of 27.

11. (Mathematics) maths Also called: solution a number that when substituted for the variable satisfies a given equation: 2 is a root of x3 – 2x – 4 = 0.

12. (Music, other) music (in harmony) the note forming the foundation of a chord

13. slangAustralandNZ sexual intercourse

14. root and branch

a. (adverb) entirely; completely; utterly

b. (adjective) thorough; radical; complete

vb

15. (Botany) (intr) Also: take root to put forth or establish a root and begin to grow

16. (intr) Also: take root to become established, embedded, or effective

17. (tr) to fix or embed with or as if with a root or roots

18. slangAustralandNZ to have sexual intercourse (with)

[Old English rōt, from Old Norse; related to Old English wyrt wort]

ˈrootern

ˈrootˌlikeadj

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root

(ruːt)

vb (intr)

1. (Zoology) (of a pig) to burrow in or dig up the earth in search of food, using the snout

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Root

(rut)

n.

Elihu, 1845–1937, U.S. statesman: Nobel peace prize 1912.

root

(ro͞ot)

1. A plant part that usually grows underground, secures the plant in place, absorbs minerals and water, and stores food manufactured by leaves and other plant parts. In certain plants, additional roots grow out from the stem above ground, bending down into the soil, to provide more support.

2. Any of various other plant parts that grow underground, especially an underground stem such as a corm, rhizome, or tuber.

3. The part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and not covered by enamel.

4. Mathematics

a. A number that, when multiplied by itself a given number of times, produces a specified number. For example, since 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 = 16, 2 is a fourth root of 16.

b. A solution to an equation. For example, a root of the equation x2 - 4 = 0 is 2, since 22 - 4 = 0.

parenchyma - the primary tissue of higher plants composed of thin-walled cells that remain capable of cell division even when mature; constitutes the greater part of leaves, roots, the pulp of fruits, and the pith of stems

root hair - thin hairlike outgrowth of an epidermal cell just behind the tip; absorbs nutrients from the soil

prop root - a root that grows from and supports the stem above the ground in plants such as mangroves

bark - tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants

2.

root - the place where something begins, where it springs into being; "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism's Russian root"

jumping-off place, point of departure - a place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched; "one day when I was at a suitable jumping-off place I decided to see if I could find him"; "my point of departure was San Francisco"

descriptor, form, signifier, word form - the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something; "the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached"

4.

root - a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number

number - a concept of quantity involving zero and units; "every number has a unique position in the sequence"

square root - a number that when multiplied by itself equals a given number

cube root - a number that when multiplied three times equals a given number

5.

root - the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation

descriptor, form, signifier, word form - the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something; "the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached"

8.

root - the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support

(fig: = source: of evil, of trouble etc) → Wurzelf; the root of the matter → der Kern der Sache; to get to the root(s) of the problem → dem Problem auf den Grundgehen; that is or lies at the root of his behaviour (Brit) or behavior (US) → das ist der eigentlicheGrund für sein Benehmen

I think both of us like reggae a lot and having a melodic component to your bass line and not be like somebody who is just peddling a root note and doing fills here and there to show that you can play or coming up with a nice musical part,'' Vega said.

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